Ignition Festival, Newcastle's newest festival, has been cancelled by the organisers after the venue announced it would no longer be hosting the event. Newcastle Racecourse stated that Ignition Festival Ltd had not fulfilled it's contractual obligation regarding safety, so they had no option but to cancel the event.

 

Despite the festival organisers working late into the evening on Wednesday and holding meetings with investors and county councils to locate an alternate venue, there was just too little time to rearrange everything. 

 

"It's a real shame, as it was a potentially great platform for north east talent." said Hattie. "Unfortunately, due to a possible national saturation and maybe the economic climate  it couldn't go ahead - but we've all put on gigs and it can be hard to get 100 people along, let alone thousands. I think the local bands will pull it all together this weekend though and put on some amazing smaller shows - we'll announce if we are putting on any replacement gigs."

 

If you have bought tickets for the festival you can get a refund by contacting Ignition Festival Ltd on 0191 281 9832 or via email info@i-fest.co.uk.

An official statement by Ignition Ltd can be read on their website.